WaZoo 2012: Blinded By Darkness, But At Least There Was Beer

By Matt Wiley

Florida summers are unpredictable, and the animals at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo know it. On any given day, our weather can go from a sunny afternoon to an all-out monsoon in a matter of minutes. For one night this summer, the animals again had the night off, as Tampa Bay’s beer connoisseurs battled the elements and a power outage to sample more than 280 beers from around the world during the 17th annual WaZoo Beer Fest, named one of the top ten beer festivals in the country by USA Today.Continue reading

The New Monkey Bizness — More Fun Than A Barrel Of ….

By Camille Gillies

“Quit monkeying around!”

Sound familiar? You may have reproached your children with those words or even heard them from your own parents when you were goofing off. One place you won’t hear them is at the new indoor play center that opened last month at The Shops at Wiregrass mall. At Monkey Bizness, little kids are encouraged to go ape!Continue reading

Artisan Aesthetics Surgeon Introduces New LipoControlTM Treatment!

Dr. Stanley Castor To Host Lipocontrol Open House Sept. 20!

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and owner of Artisan Aesthetics in Tampa Palms Stanley Castor, M.D., has been chosen as one of the first doctors in the U.S. to be able to offer a brand new innovative body-shaping technology that until recently, was only available in Europe. Dr. Castor is proud to announce that his practice, Artisan Aesthetics, one of the pioneers in the field of aesthetic medicine, is now offering GPSLipo® Laser LipoControl™ by Osyris, an FDA-approved body-shaping treatment for removing unwanted fat.Continue reading

The New Tampa Dance Theatre Is Your Dance Headquarters!

by Sheryl Young

Do you or your kids love to dance or watch professional dancers? Do your kids twirl around the house or mention wanting dance lessons?

If so, move your feet over to the New Tampa Dance Theatre (NTDT), located in a free-standing building on Cross Creek Blvd, just three minutes east of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. NTDT currently is accepting enrollment for their fall 2012 season. Classes began August 13, but the studio is still enrolling new and returning students.Continue reading